The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25
MUSIC IN GeRMANI.
A visit % Professor KlisdwoTshs
studio.


A visit 20 Professor KlisdwoT'hs
studio.
looa..srospxscs ov ZEE iyrHALl
BERLIN, September l0.-Musie
study in Germany is everything
Amy Fay pictures it in her charm
ing book. Indeed, il 10 even more
fascinating than imagined it wouli
be from her glowing description
Berlin, as the home Of Kullak,
Kliudworth, Moaskowsky, Schar-
wenka and Joachien, may BE- regard
ed asa musical center. Certaiply
there is everything to awaken enthu.
siasm, for, aside from the very best
Of instruction, you have the OPP
portuuity Of hearing the hnest mu'
sic, both instrumental and vocal.
A few days after my arrival l was
invited by Kliudworth TO attend
private piano recital by his best pu-
pills 1t seemed so strange to me TO
see on the door the name Carl
Klindworth," the name familiar to
me So long through his edition of
Chopin's works. | arrived rather
late aud was ushered Immediately
into the music room. ! wish could
describe that room. The tiled floor
shone ike glass; all around were |
pictures and busts Of the old mas
tiers, and in the center, side by side,
we're two concert grand pianos. The
first few who played impressed me
only as having good execution aud
marvellous strength, but after four
solos Prof. Klindworth turned to q
Young man aud said: "Comel Sit
YOU down and play for this Ameri-
can lady," His touch was entirely
different from the rest, and he rem:
dered one OF Chopins most beautiful
nocturns ia q way that left no room
Tor criticism. Kliidworth lett for
America two weeks ago, and as he
will travel and give concerts you
may have an opportunity OF hearing
him. am studying under knllak,
whose reputation, contrary to the
rule, il rs great at home as 1t is
abroad, aud who well merits the
name Of one Of the finest living
teachers. Beside my private piano
lessons, | am taking course, teach
ing me how to instruct pupils, from
beginners up to the most advanced
scholars. -.
/ spend very few idle minutes, but
after tea 20 sometimes TO the
opera, sometimes TO . garden aud
hear q good concert l saw some
thing OF the enthusiasm Of . German
audience last week. Fraulein The
resa insisted on my going to the
opera TO hear Botel, fne tenor, In
"rroyatore." The OF era was rendered
better than / had ever heard IL;
the tempo was much quicker, and the
|, whole performance perfectly smooth
J, Botels voice Is glorious, strong, but
I very high aud clear. You remember
in the palace scene with Leouors
d, flat beautiful tenor solo, lie sans
y II spleudidly; when he struck thai
: nirh note, held il aud made . lovel,
= crcsoeudo, you could hear the rustic
! of excitement through the audience
= and when he flushed the applause
= was deaiening, and | could catch the
, words; "Brayoi Bravo" TheI
= made him sing IL three times, calle'
= him out seven times, aud literal!
= covered him with flowers. i hear'
y him again last night in the sam
!, thing, and could listen with pleasure
. tonight. Just 10 think have hear
4 Scharweukal spent six delightful
- hour, 10 his music room, aud Satur
1, day next have an invitation TO hi
:, hous,, when he has promised me h
4, would play some Of his own compost
~ lion. can scarcely believe In m
Il GOOD iortune-it seems too sood
- be true. His pup play enccedips
:, ly we'll; you should have hear
- Baehs Fugues, LiIt's Tarentelle
= Spipuerloid, etc. Yet u woul
~ seem a vain effort 10 endeavor
~ initiate him. The very instrumeI
40 appeared 10 recognise the fact TIL
II IL was In the hands oil a master, az
,a responded 10 his touch, while IL wou
almost seem that into the music
=. had breathed the breath OF lite.
~ lie would take a composition, whit
"a Ia the hands Of another was simply
- combination OF pleasing sounds. al
~ by the force Of hi genius Ca u IN
,iv lie beauties which ysu would new
~ dream OF It's possessing. HisstrenE
-, Is wonderful, yet the piano %
w sages were executed with delica
M touch have never heard eqlale
ow In listening H. him one realizes III
rst mu .ic is something more than me
es' mechanical act that IL IL as muci
am medium for the eIpressi n
me- thoughts as poetry or painting.
mo Berlin, with its musical adva
tagcs, places Of amusement aud
imf tefest. 10 10 me q wonderfully las
art mating city. Nothing can stale
II | iufioite variety" After my les.
yet yesterday went through the pail
For Of the Kaiser. There were, Of cour
zee a great many beautiful things to
tile seen, but one room, tho dancI
we'd hall, was perfectly wonderful.
uch was circular. aud the ceiling doi
II The guide made US stand perleS
hing still, ani then suddenly called q
the "Yshl Yahl Yahr' time alter III
be until IL seemed as though IL must
INK another parry answering. i coun
twelve, then lost II, but he
our IL repeated twenty i've Tin
gone When the room Is h
ions the echo IL lost, aud IL is often y
ome for concerts. Alter going thro
that the pal,ce we walked down III
ugh. den Linden" the fashionable
that menade OF the city with It's aver
Tore, Of trees down the center, II vi
her remind you Of some Of the str
ANTS In New Orleans, although, Of cot
IL IL lar Handsomely. aud cote
num, one Of the restaurants, took din
u,l,f German fashion, IN "a open q
'oNy; am very aurioLs 10 20 10 Pots
eyed (about twenty. five MINUTES rid,
see rail IRON hore), the sumner hou
lswer the Kaiser. aud 20 through
when palace aud park Of Sans Souci
old residence OF Frederick the q
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